Flashback Foreword: Cisplatin/Pemetrexed in Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Authors: Thomas E. Stinchcombe
Journal: Journal of Clinical Oncology (2023)

Article Tools FLASHBACK FOREWORD Article Tools OPTIONS & TOOLS Export Citation Track Citation Add To Favorites Rights & Permissions COMPANION ARTICLES Phase III Study Comparing Cisplatin Plus Gemcitabine With Cisplatin Plus Pemetrexed in Chemotherapy-Naive Patients With Advanced-Stage Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer. May 05, 2023 ARTICLE CITATION DOI: 10.1200/JCO.22.02804 Journal of Clinical Oncology - published online before print May 5, 2023 PMID: 37146425 Flashback Foreword: Cisplatin/Pemetrexed in Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer Thomas E. Stinchcombe , MD1,2xThomas E. StinchcombeSearch for articles by this author Show More 1Duke Cancer Institute, Division of Medical Oncology, Durham, NC2Associate Editor, Journal of Clinical Oncology, Alexandria, VA https://doi.org/10.1200/JCO.22.02804 First Page Full Text PDF Figures and Tables © 2023 by American Society of Clinical OncologyTHE TAKEAWAYThis phase III, noninferiority study1 investigated the novel chemotherapy combination of cisplatin and pemetrexed compared with the standard combination of cisplatin and gemcitabine demonstrating that survival was noninferior between the two platinum-based combinations, and a lower rate of grade 3 or 4 neutropenia and febrile neutropenia was observed with cisplatin and pemetrexed. However, cisplatin and pemetrexed demonstrated a superior survival in patients with adenocarcinoma and large cell histologies and inferior survival in patients with squamous histology, and after this trial, the use of pemetrexed was restricted to patients with nonsquamous histology.AUTHOR'S DISCLOSURES OF POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTERESTFlashback Foreword: Cisplatin/Pemetrexed in Non–Small-Cell Lung CancerThe following represents disclosure information provided by the author of this manuscript. All relationships are considered compensated unless otherwise noted. Relationships are self-held unless noted. I = Immediate Family Member, Inst = My Institution. Relationships may not relate to the subject matter of this manuscript. For more information about ASCO's conflict of interest policy, please refer to www.asco.org/rwc or ascopubs.org/jco/authors/author-center.Open Payments is a public database containing information reported by companies about payments made to US-licensed physicians (Open Payments).Thomas E. StinchcombeThis author is an Associate Editor for Journal of Clinical Oncology. Journal policy recused the author from having any role in the peer review of this manuscript.Consulting or Advisory Role: EMD Serono, Janssen Oncology, Turning Point Therapeutics, Sanofi/Aventis, GlaxoSmithKline, Genentech/Roche, Daiichi Sankyo/Astra Zeneca, Takeda, Eisai/H3 Biomedicine, G1 Therapeutics, Spectrum PharmaceuticalsResearch Funding: AstraZeneca (Inst), Takeda (Inst), Regeneron (Inst), Seattle Genetics (Inst), Mirati Therapeutics (Inst), Genentech/Roche (Inst)No other potential conflicts of interest were reported. Companion Phase III Study Comparing Cisplatin Plus Gemcitabine With Cisplatin Plus Pemetrexed in Chemotherapy-Naive Patients With Advanced-Stage Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer